Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-08-15

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 382▼ 85 vs year ago 424 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 35▼ 11 vs year ago 64 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00- 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average, and buyer participation was limited and selective.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $261.34/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$261.34
21 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.20
vs AR average
−19.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557269.001,4983thin
Medium and Large 1551260.061,43418thin
One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale21 hd
261.34
—
AR average9 barns · 349 hd
281.54
−20.20
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
−19.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,744155.942,7205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229132.021,62330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,529125.001,9114thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034109.241,1307thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$1,7683thin

Every lot

67 lots · USDA AMS · McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300328.75/cwt327.50–330.009862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325293.02/cwt275.00–310.009525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1026
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,1474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380320.07/cwt310.00–332.501,2163
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382283.27/cwt270.00–307.001,08210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423310.21/cwt302.00–320.001,3124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429278.21/cwt270.00–290.001,1949
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy473288.92/cwt285.00–292.001,3673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474269.28/cwt269.00–270.001,2767
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474263.87/cwt252.00–280.001,2519
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524258.51/cwt248.00–270.001,3558
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy570271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583257.13/cwt250.00–270.001,4998
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5644
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,6202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330276.74/cwt272.50–283.009133
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332294.25/cwt271.00–309.0097713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340252.46/cwt250.00–255.008582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383259.54/cwt253.00–271.009943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423235.70/cwt232.00–240.009973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428255.94/cwt250.00–273.001,0958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1608
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477263.11/cwt258.00–270.001,25514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482245.12/cwt235.00–262.001,1819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522255.32/cwt249.00–258.001,3337
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523247.10/cwt235.00–260.001,2928
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570244.86/cwt235.00–257.001,3965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4173
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610243.52/cwt241.00–246.001,4852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666227.62/cwt217.00–233.001,5164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527255.01/cwt245.00–273.001,34410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589244.41/cwt232.00–263.001,4408
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726208.74/cwt202.00–216.001,5154
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9581
Bulls——1,818161.18/cwt160.00–165.002,9304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950101.16/cwt90.00–105.009613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088113.74/cwt110.00–117.001,2373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141121.36/cwt120.00–124.001,3855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235130.20/cwt125.00–136.001,60816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268141.19/cwt137.00–148.001,7909
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9114
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,210155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29621,767.63/head1,500.00–1,935.001,7683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,126151.43/cwt140.00–167.001,7055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8171
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3471

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.